Match the words from Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" to their synonyms. zealous scruples placid palpable tangible arrowRight enthusiastic arrowRight morals arrowRight calm arrowRight

zealous --> enthusiastic

scruples --> morals

placid --> calm

palpable --> tangible

Explanation:

Synonyms are different words that present the same meaning.

"Zealous" and "enthusiastic" both refer to someone who does something in a passionate way.

"Scruple" is the attitude of someone who is concerned with "morals", that is, someone who does not want to do the wrong thing.

Both "placid" and "calm" refer to something or someone that is peaceful, tranquil.

"Palpable" and "tangible" both have the same figurative as well as literal meaning: something that is noticeable and something that can be touched, respectively.

Richard Connel (1893-1949) was an American author whose short story "The Most Dangerous Game" remains famous to this day. It has been, as a matter of fact, adapted multiple times for the big and the small screen. The plot revolves around a skilled hunter who becomes the game (the prey) of another hunter.

answer: round and dynamic.

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the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).